Neff v. James Hardie Building Products Inc
| Cassidy Neff |
| James Hardie Building Products Inc |
| 4:2026cv04200 |
| August 31, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois |
| Sara Darrow |
| Ronald L Hanna |
| Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment |
| 42 U.S.C. § 12101 Americans with Disabilities Act |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 22 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:26-cv-06193. . |
| Filing 21 TRANSFERRED to the USDC Central District of Illinois the electronic record. (emc, ) |
| Remark: Attorneys Nicholas Bowman and Abigail Joyce are not admitted to practice in this district, and have been emailed the attorney admission information. (FDS) |
Filing 20
ORDER: The agreed motion to transfer venue #18 is granted. This case is transferred to the Central District of Illinois, forthwith, under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). The status hearing of 09/04/2026 is vacated. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 8/28/2026. Mailed notice. (emc, )
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| Filing 19 NOTICE of Motion by Cass Thomas Casper for presentment of motion to change venue #18 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 9/8/2026 at 08:30 AM. (Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 18 MOTION by Plaintiff Cassidy Neff to change venue (Joint, Agreed) Presented before District Judge (Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Cassidy Neff by Abigail E Joyce (Joyce, Abigail) |
| Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: This case has been referred to Judge Valdez for discovery supervision. The parties must file a joint status report no later than 10/2/26 detailing their discovery progress. Mailed notice. (kp, ) |
| Filing 15 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Maria Valdez for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision (including the authority to adjust all deadlines and to set retained-expert discovery, if any). (mw, ) Emailed notice. |
| Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On review of the status report, R. 13, the Defendant opposes transfer while the Plaintiff says that she is indifferent for now but perhaps the start of depositions will influence that non-position. The parties shall file a status report on 08/28/2026, after they have made Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures, attaching those disclosures and setting forth in which District the persons with discoverable information, Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(A)(i), reside and work. The initial list must, as always, include non-party witnesses. For now, discovery shall commence in this District. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures due 08/26/2026. The first round of written discovery requests must be issued by 09/02/2026. Fact discovery, including any treating health care providers (if any), must be completed by 03/31/2027. Rule 26(a)(2)(C) summaries for treating health care providers (if any) must be disclosed 75 days in advance of the fact discovery deadline, and adjusts with any general extension of fact discovery deadline. Civil Rule 16(b)(3)(A) deadline set for 10/30/2026, after which good cause must be shown to add parties or amend pleadings. Alioto v. Town of Lisbon, 651 F.3d 715, 719-20 (7th Cir. 2011). Before that deadline, Rule 15(a)(2) applies. **No summary judgment motion may be filed before the close of all discovery (fact and expert) without prior authorization of the Court.** Discovery supervision is referred to the magistrate judge (including the authority to adjust all deadlines and to set retained-expert discovery, if any). The tracking status hearing of 08/07/2026 is reset to 09/04/2026 at 8:30 a.m., but to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 13 STATUS Report (Joint) by James Hardie Building Products Inc (Foss, Margaret) |
| Filing 12 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by James Hardie Building Products Inc (Foss, Margaret) |
| Filing 11 Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint (and Defenses) by James Hardie Building Products Inc(Foss, Margaret) |
| Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Cassidy Neff by Cass Thomas Casper (Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On review of the complaint, R. 1, the Court notes that the parties may want to consider a motion to transfer the case to the Central District of Illinois under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). The Plaintiff alleges that she experienced unlawful employment actions at two of the Defendant's facilities: (1) a manufacturing plant in Peru, Illinois, that is on the LaSalle County side of the city, and (2) a warehouse facility in Spring Valley, Illinois, a city that is in Bureau County. R. 1, paras. 3, 5. But Bureau County falls within the Central District, and both of the facilities appear to be at least 30 miles closer to the Peoria courthouse of the Central District of Illinois than this District's Chicago courthouse (Chicago is the proper location for counties in the Eastern Division of NDIL, like LaSalle County). Although the Plaintiff alleges that some unlawful events occurred at the Peru manufacturing plant, R. 1, paras 1920, many also appear to have happened at the Spring Valley warehouse, including her location transfer, second job reassignment, denial of her request for FMLA leave, and employment termination, id., paras. 2125. So the parties may wish to consider transferring this case to the Central District of Illinois "[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses." 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). The parties shall address this issue in the joint initial status report. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant James Hardie Building Products Inc by Margaret Foss (Foss, Margaret) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant James Hardie Building Products Inc by Taylor Nicole Rollinson (Rollinson, Taylor) |
| Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial tracking status hearing set for 08/07/2026 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the Court will set the case schedule after reviewing the written status report. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the ***ATTACHED*** status report requirements (do ***not*** use templates from other cases) by 07/29/2026. Plaintiff must still file the report even if Defendant has not responded to requests to craft a joint report. If Defendants has not been served, or waived servie then Plaintiff must complete a part of the report on the progress of service. Also, counsel (or the parties, if proceeding pro se) must carefully review Judge Chang's Case Management Procedures, available online at ilnd.uscourts.gov (navigate to Judges / District Judges / Judge Edmond E. Chang). Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel (or the party, if proceeding pro se) must read them anew even if the counsel or the party has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. ***PARTIES MUST COMPLY with all standing orders in the Case Procedures on Judge Chang's website, including the requirement of same-day digital courtesy copies of UNDER SEAL- FILINGS.*** Emailed notice (mw, ) (Attachment: #1 Status Report Requirement) (mw, ). |
| Filing 5 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Cassidy Neff. James Hardie Building Products Inc waiver sent on 5/27/2026, answer due 7/27/2026. (Bowman, Nicholas) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Cassidy Neff by Nicholas Michael Bowman (Bowman, Nicholas) |
| Filing 3 SUMMONS Submitted (Court Participant) for defendant(s) JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS INC. by Plaintiff Cassidy Neff (Bowman, Nicholas) |
| Filing 2 REQUEST for Waiver of Service sent to JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS INC. on 5/27/25 by Plaintiff Cassidy Neff. Waiver of service due by 6/26/2026. (Bowman, Nicholas) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Cassidy Neff; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25168422. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bowman, Nicholas) |
| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (rp, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (rp, ) |
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| Plaintiff: Cassidy Neff | |
| Represented By: | Nicholas Michael Bowman |
| Represented By: | Abigail E Joyce |
| Represented By: | Cass Thomas Casper |
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| Defendant: James Hardie Building Products Inc | |
| Represented By: | Margaret Foss |
| Represented By: | Taylor N Rollinson |
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